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This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines. [1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.
The United States Munitions List (USML) is a list of articles, services, and related technology designated as defense and space-related by the United States federal government. This designation is pursuant to sections 38 and 47(7) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 and 2794(7)).
Assist the President in the exercise of general supervision over local governments; Advise the President in the promulgation of policies, rules, regulations and other issuances on the general supervision over local governments and on public order and safety;
One bone of contention on the part of the negotiators was the amount of money that the US government would pay to the Philippine government for the lease and use of the bases, [19] but the bases had also become a political liability for the Aquino government, with the Los Angeles Times noting that "many Filipinos denounce the bases as an ...
See Quo warranto § Philippines. R.A. N/A: English Abbreviation for Republic Act. raffle Original meaning: a type of lottery: English The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts. As of 1974, "[n]o case may be assigned to any branch without being raffled." [17] As of 2013, raffles can be conducted electronically via ...
Typhoon Mawar, which is heading towards the Philippines now after battering Guam, will be given the local name "Betty", once it enters the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR), local officials ...
McCoy, Alfred W. Policing America's empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state (Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2009) online. McKenna, Rebecca Tinio. American imperial pastoral: The architecture of US colonialism in the Philippines (University of Chicago Press, 2019). May, Glenn Anthony.
In addition, there is a population of Filipino Americans, who were born in the United States, who are immigrating to the Philippines, known as "baliktad", meaning backwards. [27] In 2016, the total number of US citizens living in the Philippines]was estimated officially as more than 220,000, [ 2 ] with an unofficial source having estimated ...